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for that, we go to haiti's ambassador to the united states, raymond joseph. mr. ambassador, we know that a memorandum of understanding was announced today between the u.s. and haiti to temporarily take over your main airport. we know there will be 10,000 u.s. troops there by monday. is your government essentially turning over management of this crisis to the u.s.? >> well, i don't know whether it is turning management to the u.s. i know they are turning management of the airport to the u.s. and this is really needed because the tower at the airport fell and we had no way of controlling air place -- airspace. from there to go and say that they are turning the whole management of the crisis to the u.s. i think is going a little bit too far. the government has also set up a crisis unit, not too far from the airport as of yesterday. and the various minister s who went unaccounted for now are become found. and we might take a little time to get things moving. but i think the haitian government is taking steps to respond, especially in the field of security. >> woodruf
for that, we go to haiti's ambassador to the united states, raymond joseph. mr. ambassador, we know that a memorandum of understanding was announced today between the u.s. and haiti to temporarily take over your main airport. we know there will be 10,000 u.s. troops there by monday. is your government essentially turning over management of this crisis to the u.s.? >> well, i don't know whether it is turning management to the u.s. i know they are turning management of the airport to the...
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the united states to not recognize them for 60 years. when finally we did, we were in with the rest of the crowd of european powers saying they had to pay enormous reparations for winning their freedom. then for 20 years, early in this century, starting during world war i, marines occupied haiti but did nothing to and power that people are change the fundamental structure of society, to build the self- determination you have to. when we left, things went to hell again. i cannot see how anybody could have been surprised that there were haitian leaders who abused their people the way he had been abused by outsiders, the same way some children who are abused or to be child abusers. then they started trying to get their democracy back 20 years ago. i tried to give it to them. but a lot of us on the outside have not known how to help. so, haiti has also been hurt a little bit by all of us who feel self righteous, that we are doing good to help them. they wish to be empowered to chart their own course in the future. and they need to be helped
the united states to not recognize them for 60 years. when finally we did, we were in with the rest of the crowd of european powers saying they had to pay enormous reparations for winning their freedom. then for 20 years, early in this century, starting during world war i, marines occupied haiti but did nothing to and power that people are change the fundamental structure of society, to build the self- determination you have to. when we left, things went to hell again. i cannot see how anybody...
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. >> the people of haiti will ve e full support of the united states in the gent effort to rescue tho trapped beneath the rubble ando deliver the humanitarian relief-- the od, water and medine-- that haitia will need in the coming days. >> warner: wh the chaos in haiti, and the u. peacekeeping operation there t of mmission for now, the job of coordinating the masve international respon to the tragedy s fallen t washington. the u.s. isn't functiong as a gatekeep, but definitely as a clearinghouse. the u.s. is mounting the bigst effort so fa headed byajiv shah, e administrator for the u.s. agency for inrnational development. shah told reporters toy that the immediate fos is on saving lis, and preparing for longer term relief. >> we have two urb search and rescue units on their way, bh are units th 72 individuals, people who have siificant training and experse for rescue in urban settin drill through, car as much as is possible rube to identify who can continue with the missioof saving lives. >>arner: the u.s. military is heavily involved as well. general douglafraser, he of e u.s. south
. >> the people of haiti will ve e full support of the united states in the gent effort to rescue tho trapped beneath the rubble ando deliver the humanitarian relief-- the od, water and medine-- that haitia will need in the coming days. >> warner: wh the chaos in haiti, and the u. peacekeeping operation there t of mmission for now, the job of coordinating the masve international respon to the tragedy s fallen t washington. the u.s. isn't functiong as a gatekeep, but definitely as a...
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>> i was a civil affairs officer for 23 years and lieutenant colonel in the united states military. doing this sort of work myself in uniform. so i participated in the reconstruction of kuwait after the first gulf war as executive officer of the unit. so the military, the officers at the working level, they all cooperate. none of them complain. i think they have a sense of accomplishment in this. >> lehrer: did you feel any frustration on the piece of tape where the u.s. navy officer at the airport was asked by the reporter from i.t.n., hey, you've got all these supplies. there's a hospital down across the road and you can't get those supplies to them. why not? he said, i'm sorry. somebody else is is deciding all of that. >> there is a system for deciding that. it's called the incident response system. u.s.a.i.d. has used it for 30 years. the u.s. military uses it. that system has been set up. it will function but it takes a few days for all that system to be put in place. >> lehrer: has that been explained well to people? i mean i'm talking about american people as well as the hait
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states should consider a temporary increase in family unification emigration to the united states. haitian society may be economically dysfunctional, but haitian immigrants prove to be hard-working, law-abiding members of our society, even as their one of the largest sources of support for those believe find in haiti. every dollar they send to relatives in haiti is a dollar that does not need to come from the u.s. taxpayer. >> thank you. those are very thoughtful suggestions. >> good morning. >> can you push the money on your -- there you go. >> good morning. my name is dr. i will be the dic health. i want to do thank you. my testimony will focus on the following. economic goals of long-term path to recovery. economic damages of an earthquake this large is a challenge to any country, but when it occurs in one of the most fragile countries, it seems destructive in the vast landscape of feeble structures. the estimated mortality is about 200,000. there are about 40,000 missing americans. the number of missing is 4 million. the number affected is 3 million. the damage is difficult to
states should consider a temporary increase in family unification emigration to the united states. haitian society may be economically dysfunctional, but haitian immigrants prove to be hard-working, law-abiding members of our society, even as their one of the largest sources of support for those believe find in haiti. every dollar they send to relatives in haiti is a dollar that does not need to come from the u.s. taxpayer. >> thank you. those are very thoughtful suggestions. >>...
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one of the needs here in the united states is making sure people have the ability to access information about their loved ones and their family members that may be in haiti. we've set up a saint hot line at 888-407-4747. so americans can call into that number and enquire about family members in haiti. in terms of needs in haiti, they are what you expect. in the first 72 hours it is urban search and rescue, clear debris and try to identify individuals we think we can save and lives we can save. beyond that had will be significant health needs, water and sanitation needs, and we're working on plans to make sure food is available and accessible in safe and secure virmtz. and we're also keeping our eye on a security situation and a number of other sectors where we'll be very focused as this unfolds in the coming days and weeks. >> lehrer: dr. shah, thank you very much. >> thank you, jim. >> lehrer: and still to come on the newshour: tough questions about the financial crisis; and google threatens to leave china. >> ifill: that follows the other news of the day. here's hari sreenivasan in ou
one of the needs here in the united states is making sure people have the ability to access information about their loved ones and their family members that may be in haiti. we've set up a saint hot line at 888-407-4747. so americans can call into that number and enquire about family members in haiti. in terms of needs in haiti, they are what you expect. in the first 72 hours it is urban search and rescue, clear debris and try to identify individuals we think we can save and lives we can save....
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the united states has added 30,000. other partners have added 9000. we have uppped the tempo of the military engagement. that is all to the good. it is necessary in order to provide the conditions for stability and security. it is not sufficient to provide the political environment in which a lasting peace could be negotiated. as you heard today, we will be pursuing the military action going aggressively against the taliban. those trying to kill our soldiers and civilians and week havoc in afghanistan. at the same time, creating an opportunity for the taliban who choose to leave the battlefield, pronounced al qaeda, agree to re-enter society. our working assumption that we can make gains on both of these tracks over the next few years and that we can begin to transition security to the afghan security forces on a timetable that is conditions-a base. but which begins to have the afghan security forces assume greater responsibility problems but province beginning this year. july 2011 walmarill mark a point of transition for american troops. we expect th
the united states has added 30,000. other partners have added 9000. we have uppped the tempo of the military engagement. that is all to the good. it is necessary in order to provide the conditions for stability and security. it is not sufficient to provide the political environment in which a lasting peace could be negotiated. as you heard today, we will be pursuing the military action going aggressively against the taliban. those trying to kill our soldiers and civilians and week havoc in...
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unification immigration to the united states. haitian immigrants have proved to be exceptionally hard-working family-oriented, law-abiding contributors to our society, even if they are one of the largest sources of support for those who they leave behind in haiti. every dollar that they remit to haiti is another dollar the does not need to come from the u.s. taxpayer. thank you. >> thank you for your thoughtful suggestions. >> good morning. >> could you push the button on your microphone? >> good morning. my name is dr. rowling francoir. effective monday, i will be the director of public health for the state of georgia. i want to thank the committee for in the need to speak on the topic of haiti. my testimony will focus on the filing -- extent of the damages, immediate relief needs, some intermediate goals, long term path to recovery and development. the extent of the damages -- an earthquake the 7.0 magnitude is a challenge for any country. but when it occurs in one of the world's most fragile countries, its intensity seems pote
unification immigration to the united states. haitian immigrants have proved to be exceptionally hard-working family-oriented, law-abiding contributors to our society, even if they are one of the largest sources of support for those who they leave behind in haiti. every dollar that they remit to haiti is another dollar the does not need to come from the u.s. taxpayer. thank you. >> thank you for your thoughtful suggestions. >> good morning. >> could you push the button on your...
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i think the united states can be very influential. but financing that, you know, an american czar who sits in haiti and makes these kinds of decisions would probably be counterproductive. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me thank our witnesses. i think this has been a very helpful hearing. congress is looking at our foreign aid programs and how we infrastructure our foreign aid programs and in order to use foreign aid more effective in carrying out u.s. objective internationally. and in a previous hearing i raised the issue on gender matter issues and many countries we do business, their record on gender equality is very, very poor. and how can we be more effective. when we look at haiti and look at our previous foreign aid commitments in that country, we certainly were not terribly successful as it relates to the governance issue. as we've seen in this crisis. the question is, basically what can we learn from haiti as we look at trying to restructure our foreign aid programs internationally? what can we learn from rwanda
i think the united states can be very influential. but financing that, you know, an american czar who sits in haiti and makes these kinds of decisions would probably be counterproductive. >> thank you very much, mr. chairman. and let me thank our witnesses. i think this has been a very helpful hearing. congress is looking at our foreign aid programs and how we infrastructure our foreign aid programs and in order to use foreign aid more effective in carrying out u.s. objective...
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states. all that and moris on our web si, newshour.pbs.org. gwen? >> ill: and that's the "newshour" for tonight. i'm gwenfill. >> lehrer: and i'm jim lrer. we'll see yoon-line and here later tonighfor the presidens state of the union address. and again on the "newshour" tomorrowvening. for now,hank you and od night. major funding for e pbs newshour is provided by: bank of america. ♪ >>his is the engine that coects abundant grain from the american heartland to haras best selling whole wheat, ile keeping 60 billion pounds carb out of the atmosphere every year. bnsf, the engine that connec us. >> chevron this is e power of human energy. pacific life. grant ornton. the william and flora hewlt fountion, working to solve social andnvironmental problems at home and arounthe rld. and with the ongoing supportf these stitutions and foundation and... this program was made possle by the corporation for public broadcasting. and by contributions tyour pbs station from viewers le you. thank yo captioning
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in terms of the united states, the u.s. will be and pour in contributor but it will not be the only one. it is not going to do this alone, it cannot do it alone. it has to be an important effort by the development banks, by the europeans, by the private sector in helping to bring haiti back. it has got to be a coordinated and international effort. host: front page of "the philadelphia inquirer." it said heydey, at a glance spirit -- haiti at a glance. here is a look at the other numbers as well. 1700 u.s. troops on the ground and another 2000 marines are on the way. new york, bill on the independent line. caller: i hope your guest will find a little bit -- spend a little bit of time talking about the bush policy of supporting a coup in haiti in 2004. my thought is that haiti is not the poorest and least developed country in the western hemisphere by accident. in fact, it is by design. the design is american policy there. . . host: going forward, what do you think the u.s. role should be? caller: i do not know. it is a mess.
in terms of the united states, the u.s. will be and pour in contributor but it will not be the only one. it is not going to do this alone, it cannot do it alone. it has to be an important effort by the development banks, by the europeans, by the private sector in helping to bring haiti back. it has got to be a coordinated and international effort. host: front page of "the philadelphia inquirer." it said heydey, at a glance spirit -- haiti at a glance. here is a look at the other...
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he has yet to serve a single day in the united states senate. let's wait and see if he can prove us right before we anoint him as the next great right hope. >> larry: stephanie, what's the effect of that election on legislation like health care? >> i don't know, larry. i know things have changed when the republicans elected a former nu dx e model who tried to auction his daughters off at his victory speech. that's a little bit of a change for the family values party, you're right. i think he has run as an obstructionist. he has run as i'm the 41st vote against everything. so, you know, i'm not sure how this is different. i agree he's good looking and charismatic and i think martha cokely was not a good candidate. i don't know how, you know, if this is the end of civilization as we know it as a lot of the republicans like to cast this. >> larry: mark, do you think there will be a health bill coming forth? >> well, i think there will be a health bill but i think that it's really going to be changed over time here. i think this election says that t
he has yet to serve a single day in the united states senate. let's wait and see if he can prove us right before we anoint him as the next great right hope. >> larry: stephanie, what's the effect of that election on legislation like health care? >> i don't know, larry. i know things have changed when the republicans elected a former nu dx e model who tried to auction his daughters off at his victory speech. that's a little bit of a change for the family values party, you're right. i...
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she came to the united states thanks to my constituents in virginia who has albanism. she was fitted with prosthetic arms donated by the prosthetic center in fairfax, virginia, and underwent intensive therapy. she's a rare survivor of a horrible and inhumane crime that is growing in africa. more than 55 people have been butchered in the region, most of them women and children. a 6-year-old girl was shot dead in -- close to the border with tanzania. her attackers removed her head and limbs, leaving only her dismembered torso. in january of 2009, three men armed with machetes killed an 8-year-old boy and smuggled his limbs into tanzania. every one of these stories border on the unbelievable and frankly turn my stomach, as i hope do they yours. the people are at higher risk for medical complications from their conditions. in east africa, for example, skin cancer is very prevalent. but oftentimes people with albanism will have little protection as they must be outside to work, go to school or tend to everyday business. unfortunately, the medical issues that people with alb
she came to the united states thanks to my constituents in virginia who has albanism. she was fitted with prosthetic arms donated by the prosthetic center in fairfax, virginia, and underwent intensive therapy. she's a rare survivor of a horrible and inhumane crime that is growing in africa. more than 55 people have been butchered in the region, most of them women and children. a 6-year-old girl was shot dead in -- close to the border with tanzania. her attackers removed her head and limbs,...
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there are a lot of people back in the united states who are looking for you. your son. >> okay. >> how are you? how are you doing? >> i'm all right. i'm all right. this is how we found you. this is picture. this is you. >> yeah, that's me. and word had gotten out in the neighborhood and word had gotten to him. his name is john cerie that we were looking for him. the minute he found hirks walked up to me and threw his arms around me and hugged me and said thank you. thank you, thank you so very much for finding me. and we had a satellite phone and i got my producer. we got this man on the phone with his son and it was just, for us, it was a beautiful moment. and i think it was, obviously, a very happy moment for them. >> okay. i'm fine. i'm fine. everything okay with me, okay? >> what was it like to finally hear your son's voice? how was that for you, nice? >> oh, very nice. very nice for me. he's my last son. >> more than 1,000 miles away, a grateful and relieved son. >> almost like a dream that, you know, we heard from him. to speak to him now again, it's har
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if the united states wants to alone or with other democratic allies, it's fine. we live in a world where almost nothing is done -- any country or any coalition of countries that want to intervene either preventively or once killing begins or elimination begins to save lives as nato did in bosnia, they should do it. the moral law is higher than international law in the u.n. which in this matter is utterly bankrupt. people might say, what are you going to have people -- states super have a good evening all over the place all the time? well, the reality is it's very hard to move them to ever do anything. let's get someone to do something. let's get some -- let's get the democratic antigenocidal countries of the world to live up to their principals. i do think an international agency should be created by treaty that will monitor and identify elimination assaults and declare that they have taken place quickly after they begin and we at this point we know when they begin, which would trigger all of the mechanisms that i lay out in the book. so by treaty that should be
if the united states wants to alone or with other democratic allies, it's fine. we live in a world where almost nothing is done -- any country or any coalition of countries that want to intervene either preventively or once killing begins or elimination begins to save lives as nato did in bosnia, they should do it. the moral law is higher than international law in the u.n. which in this matter is utterly bankrupt. people might say, what are you going to have people -- states super have a good...
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obama as president of the united states. but even 50 years ago when such america could barely dream of such a future, dr. king knew this day would come. his vision never faltered in spite of the dark days he witnessed and the tragic violence and eventually took his life. the march toward equality has been long. it began long before dr. king walked this earth and it will continue long after all of us are gone. so long as this great nation endures, dr. king's spirit will live on in our highest as aspirations. his voice rings through our history. although he did not live to see the promised land, his steadfast gaze still guide our every step and his booming voice sets the a cadence of our march. and we know he will be waiting for us when we get there. in the future a monument to dr. king will rise on the national mall, just a short distance from the great building here of the united states chambers. he will stand shoulder toll showld with other -- shoulder toll shoulder with our giants in our history, washington, jefferson, lin
obama as president of the united states. but even 50 years ago when such america could barely dream of such a future, dr. king knew this day would come. his vision never faltered in spite of the dark days he witnessed and the tragic violence and eventually took his life. the march toward equality has been long. it began long before dr. king walked this earth and it will continue long after all of us are gone. so long as this great nation endures, dr. king's spirit will live on in our highest as...
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>>un, years ago, and not too long ago, the united states had some of the-- the majority of the largest financial institutions in world. now we've gone down to the point-- you can count them on one hand. where are the rest of the large financial institutions? elsewhere in the world. if what this administration says we're going to tie the hand even more so we're going to put a limit on them, the secretary answered your question by saying, do you want to dismantle them? he should have said yes because that's what their legislation allows the administration to do, to dismantem them when they get larger than they want them to be. we will be uncompetitive with the rest of the financial markets in the world world as we continue to be so with the policies they've enact so far-- or tried to enact. >> woodruff: do you believe any limit should be placed on these large megabanks? >> schuss the limit should be on the other side of the page. the limit should be that the taxpayer should not be the avenue for recourse when they have problems. when the banks grow to-- or when these financial institutio
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currently, the are only 40 machines in 19 of the 0 commercial airports in t united states th follow t.s.a. security procedures. 450 more will come onlinthis year to screen passeers for items concealed under layersf clothing. 350 of those were orderewith recently allocated fds. the machines cost upwas of $150,000. t there are concerns from those who claim that t health d privacy of travelers would be at risk. there are two kinds of macnes. the first, mlimeter wave, is a booth that uses harmle electromagnetic was to create a three dimensional image. the other kind, a backatter maine, takes a double x-ray to create a two-sided image dr. hadevappa mahesh, chief physicist at johns hopkins universityospital, showed us how they work. he said the radiion levels, espeally with the backscatter chine, are not high. >> the radiationose levels are ite low. when i say qui low, let's give a comparison witthe respiratory medil chest x-ray, let'say. compared to a medical chesx- ra a typical backscatter, you needo acquire or go through the scanners nearly 000 to 2,000 times fore the dose reaches to a typic
currently, the are only 40 machines in 19 of the 0 commercial airports in t united states th follow t.s.a. security procedures. 450 more will come onlinthis year to screen passeers for items concealed under layersf clothing. 350 of those were orderewith recently allocated fds. the machines cost upwas of $150,000. t there are concerns from those who claim that t health d privacy of travelers would be at risk. there are two kinds of macnes. the first, mlimeter wave, is a booth that uses harmle...
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>> cnn now projects, larry, that scott brown will become the next united states senator in the state of massachusetts did efeag martha coakley. 53% for scott brown, 46% for martha coakley. he has maintained a 100,000-vote advantage. we're also told by our chief national correspondent john king that martha coakley has already telephoned scott brown to concede his knowledge he has now won this race. so there will be a republican filling the seat of the late ted kennedy in the state of massachusetts. larry, this is big news because at stake right now, health care reform and a lot of other stuff. the democrats will no longer have the 60-seat supermajority that can beat a filibuster if they want a filibuster, so this is very significant for the democrats and republicans on so many issues. >> larry: john king is at brown headquarters. the last republican was senator ed brook, the black liberal republican, was tit not, in '78? '68, maybe. >> you're exactly right, larry, ed brook filled two terms. he left the united states senate in 1979, and since then massachusetts has not sent a republica
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the united states constitution in today's environment? the power of money on the ability to find consensus on the hard things has gotten greater. i am not true that is going to hard decisions. i worry about this decision. >> we could not have gone the constitution if it had been negotiated on c-span. >> corporations do not want to be hated, for the most part. they have many ways to pour more money into the political process if they wanted to and they have chosen not to. to cross that line and suddenly decide that, as a corporation, i want to defeat lindsay gramm of north carolina and those corporations are in sentences co, boston, and new york city, that is -- are in san francisco, boston, and in new york city, that is the favor you can give lindsay gramm because he can make an issue of that. both lindsay gramm and barney frank might ultimately agree on knowing where that money is coming from into north carolina# massachusetts. you can take all thaqi money you want. Ñithe more you take it, the more they tried to influence the election, a
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, so i think the united states has played enormous part in sustaining the castro regime. they will do nothing to help castro they preserved to david who defied goliath and the weight to a diminishing of the communism of cuba and so already i think we see some signs of change on the deployment, and i think if this is not at the top of his agenda and he has enough problems with cuba at the moment but i think if that continues surely there will be liberalization in cuba. i can hardly think if more counterproductive policy. i was speaking yesterday at the chicago council on foreign relations and the question came up and one person, one chicago businessman disagree with me very vehemently and said why should we help to the economically. i said of the policy failed 50 years isn't it time to think of something else and he said we could evade them. [laughter] that was tried before and it wasn't very successful either. >> i want to thank archie barham for a very informative invitation. thank you very much. [applause] [inaudible conversations] >>> archie brown is a former professor
, so i think the united states has played enormous part in sustaining the castro regime. they will do nothing to help castro they preserved to david who defied goliath and the weight to a diminishing of the communism of cuba and so already i think we see some signs of change on the deployment, and i think if this is not at the top of his agenda and he has enough problems with cuba at the moment but i think if that continues surely there will be liberalization in cuba. i can hardly think if more...
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states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to get help to haiti. we are only able to land because of one apron in the airport, one taxiway, 48 aircraft on that ground a day, from all over the world. that includes the un trying to resupply their people. that includes the ability to refurbish and try to get back up on its feet. we were able to get yesterday 17 air frames in. we have the capacity to send in 700 air frames. i want the american people to understand that we are here in a position of trying to help another country, and we are going by, as we should, their priorities. they are t
states and the government of the united states. we are moving as quickly as is possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. possible. we are moving aggressively with all the assets available to this great government. we are saving lives and beginning a full-scale recovery, but put this in focus. there is one airport. the entire world is trying to...
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in fact, it doesn't look like for the ten-year window that we do budgeting here in the united states senate that we're ever going to have a year where we don't have a deficit somewhere in the $1 trillion range. we looked at a $1.4 trillion last year, looking at another $1.2 trillion deficit for this year. at some point we just keep racking up more and more debt that gets passed on to future generations and future taxpayers. and as the senator from new hampshire pointed out, admission into the european union, there are a couple of key thresholds. one is debt as a percentage of g.d.p., which is 60%, is the threshold for admission into the european union. and deficits to g.d.p., which is about 3%, and as he also pointed out very effectively, we are at thresholds here in this country which exceed dramatically the deficit the to g.d.p. threshold that wouldn't even allow us to get into the european union, and we're going to blow by the debt to g.d.p. threshold probably here in the next year, which is 60% debt to g.d.p. my whole point is we're getting in peril ouster tore when it comes -- p
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states effort, not just the united states military effort. >> last question. >> general, if you could answer this question, we are all being as this by our editors. comminate u.s. ground troops are in haiti now and how many do you expect by the weekend? >> right now, there are-- let me make sure of this number. 2,676 u.s. military personnel on the ground in haiti. there is a little bit more than that if you look at the 22nd. they are not all in that because not all of them are a sure all the time so that is a flexible number if you will. and, by the weekend, we expect to have 4,600 personnel on the ground in haiti. >> does that include the-- as well? >> no, that does not include that. they will be arriving the next day, and we are still looking at where the specific requirements are that we need then. again, the security environment is calm, remain stable but we are getting a demand to escort humanitarian assistance to various parts, so we are uncertain of what the demand was going to be so i ask for the capability just to make sure i was prepared to meet the demands. so we are still
states effort, not just the united states military effort. >> last question. >> general, if you could answer this question, we are all being as this by our editors. comminate u.s. ground troops are in haiti now and how many do you expect by the weekend? >> right now, there are-- let me make sure of this number. 2,676 u.s. military personnel on the ground in haiti. there is a little bit more than that if you look at the 22nd. they are not all in that because not all of them are...
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, with other countries including the united states. in fact there is a tent city not far from where i am standing that actually being administered by the 82nd airborne division of the army which is home to about an estimated 75,000 people already. but the tent cities that are to you being built are actually farther out of town than even that. and they will include just simply tents to begin with but farther down the road they are hoping to include more permanent structures sense we are coming up to in four weeks time the rainy season and soon after that the hurricane season and obviously tents aren't very good for that. >> warner: now meanwhile back in the city where you have all these make-shift settlements, what is the aid distribution system like there. is it any better than say yesterday or the day before? >> aid is getting better and better every day. ef reday i see more water trucks on the street. more food trucks distributing aid there are still long lines for it. because food is still so expensive here everything is price gouge
, with other countries including the united states. in fact there is a tent city not far from where i am standing that actually being administered by the 82nd airborne division of the army which is home to about an estimated 75,000 people already. but the tent cities that are to you being built are actually farther out of town than even that. and they will include just simply tents to begin with but farther down the road they are hoping to include more permanent structures sense we are coming...
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that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the corrupt majority and we need to change that. very ma very smart. >> larry: we'll be back with more after this. what's going on? we ordered a gift online and we really need to do something with it... i'm just not sure what... what is it? oh just return it. returning gifts is easier than ever with priority mail flat rate boxes from the postal service. if it fits, it ships anywhere in the country for a low flat rate. plus i can pick it up for free. perfect because we have to get that outta this house. c'mon, it's not that... gahh, oh yeah that's gotta go... priority mail flat rate shipping starts at $4.9
that, in fact, when they were writing their health care bill behind closed doors in the united states senate and then the house of representatives, they were cutting deals with big labor and with members of the senate. people just were offended by that, and it gave state senator brown, now senator brown, awn opportunity to kind of dig into that hole a little more and say to the people, this is not the kind of change that you voted for, and look, barack obama and the dpems have become the...
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i talked about the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan. built very well on that 12-year gap. which we are renew sog we are 4 to 5 years back into establishing working to establish that trust. >> we have got a relationship with iraq that goes back about 6 years now. to 2003. as we look for a long-term relationship, with iraq. when i am in afghanistan. i get the same question asked as when i am in pakistan. will you leave us again? they remember very well that we have in the past, and so, there is a trust issue there. there is uncertainty. through afghanistan -- and afghanistan's eyes as to whether or not we will stay. and so there is a trust problem there. and a relationship building requirement there as well. and when i come back it iran, we will not have had a relationship with iran since 1979. so, building that kind of a relationship, and what is that mean? and i speak to the difficulty of the other relationships and look at what 30 years potentially can do. so there is a awful lot of both concern and potential. and i think focus that wi
i talked about the lack of trust between the united states and pakistan. built very well on that 12-year gap. which we are renew sog we are 4 to 5 years back into establishing working to establish that trust. >> we have got a relationship with iraq that goes back about 6 years now. to 2003. as we look for a long-term relationship, with iraq. when i am in afghanistan. i get the same question asked as when i am in pakistan. will you leave us again? they remember very well that we have in...
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the united states on the one hand, the good news if the united states had the political will to actually make a statement and a stand on gaza it could. the bad news is it's hard to see how there is going to be a positive constructive peace process moving forward if gaza isn't part and parcel of that. >> what is the view from israel i think the donner and stiff narrative remains one of as jim wolfensohn discussed earlier israel left in 2005. there was the continuation of the rocket attacks. where is the love, where is diprete lummis for withdraw? the fact that most of the international community is not recognized in the occupation because it always continues to control the sea, the air, the border exit's of course the egyptian one, the conditions of that withdrawal is unilateralism, nothing but entrenchment in parallel on the west bank, the immediate imposition of a blockade to the non-implementation of faxes and movement agreement doesn't really factor into the equation. what i would argue in terms of how this affects israel is if you take everything we just heard and then reflect back o
the united states on the one hand, the good news if the united states had the political will to actually make a statement and a stand on gaza it could. the bad news is it's hard to see how there is going to be a positive constructive peace process moving forward if gaza isn't part and parcel of that. >> what is the view from israel i think the donner and stiff narrative remains one of as jim wolfensohn discussed earlier israel left in 2005. there was the continuation of the rocket...
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one of these is the treaty that the united states chose not to sign. they did this in 1999 under the clinton administration. the nine sides does not test their nuclear weapons. -- the united states does not test their nuclear weapons. we are unwilling to sign a treaty that others have signed, that we have declined to. we need 67 people to push this treaty with seven republicans. it will be difficult to get these people. that is the job of joe biden. another thing is to get control over -- nuclear fuel, and what is called nuclear lock down. there will be a summit with heads of state in the spring, that joe biden will preside over that will try to shape the new global regulation and also promote national legislation in the different countries to make certain that nuclear fuel does not escape, and does not become available to global terrorists or to rogue states. >> next is huntington, new york. >> thank you very much. i have two things. as far as these trials compared to military tribunals, this is a war that we have no way of ending. , don't we and up g
one of these is the treaty that the united states chose not to sign. they did this in 1999 under the clinton administration. the nine sides does not test their nuclear weapons. -- the united states does not test their nuclear weapons. we are unwilling to sign a treaty that others have signed, that we have declined to. we need 67 people to push this treaty with seven republicans. it will be difficult to get these people. that is the job of joe biden. another thing is to get control over --...
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look, this is an alliance that we have with the united states of america. and it's not a contract. it's not, we do this for you, you do this for us. it's an alliance and it's an alliance icq very openly, i believe in passionately. i had been through with president clinton, xhosa though, and just let me emphasize you that 85% of the assets assets for american asset. i ago difficult to restraining president clinton did was right to go all the way on kosovo and he was in a difficult position. the american people were saying to him, look, displaces thousands of miles away for america. let the europeans deal with it. it's on my doorstep. >> spitzer christopher my year he did say you were saying yes, but it was not being listened to. >> i don't think he was there at the critical meeting your >> any other correspondence. >> you as i can read it wider. in 2002, not just the meeting. >> yes, but the fact is that that meeting and there are other evidence given to you particularly by david manning. but i was just explaining about the american alliance because it's important in understanding m
look, this is an alliance that we have with the united states of america. and it's not a contract. it's not, we do this for you, you do this for us. it's an alliance and it's an alliance icq very openly, i believe in passionately. i had been through with president clinton, xhosa though, and just let me emphasize you that 85% of the assets assets for american asset. i ago difficult to restraining president clinton did was right to go all the way on kosovo and he was in a difficult position. the...
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are a lot of people looking for you back in the united states. yufr son. >> how are you? >> i'm all right. >> yes? >> i'm all right. >> this is how we found you. this is picture. this is you. >> reporter: word got out that we were looking for him and the minute he found us, he threw his arms around me and he said, thank you for finding me. i got my producer and we got this man on the phone with his son and it was just -- for us it was a beautiful moment and i think it was obviously a very happy moment for them. >> okay. i'm fine. everything will be okay, okay? >> what was it like to finally hear your son's voice? what was that like for you? >> nice? >> very nice. very nice. and a grateful and relieved son. >> i speak to him now again and it's hard to explain the emotions. i was extremely happy. >> and out of all of this mistery and destruction, to be able to do that for this one family, i think for me was my most memorable moment. >> in some cases, piles of bodies, passing the bodies by, looking sad for lauren and watching small children with parents smiling as they cross
are a lot of people looking for you back in the united states. yufr son. >> how are you? >> i'm all right. >> yes? >> i'm all right. >> this is how we found you. this is picture. this is you. >> reporter: word got out that we were looking for him and the minute he found us, he threw his arms around me and he said, thank you for finding me. i got my producer and we got this man on the phone with his son and it was just -- for us it was a beautiful moment and i...
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that means the president of the united states and the executive officers. that means the supreme court as our judicial body, and that means the members of congress as our legislative body. and what we are coming to tell them is why are we here? on a weekday, a cold day, coming from far distances, riding buses all night long under great handicaps and so forth. why are we here? the theme for this march for life this year is stand up now. where did we get that phrase for part of the theme? on the telephone one day the women called me and asked me for information about parking and so forth to see what she really needed. i said, have you ever been to the march before? and she said, no, we haven't. but we have decided to stand up, and that's the reason we have, stand up! [cheers and applause] and that stand up is not only for all of us as the citizens of america coming to washington in the buses. that also means washington officialdom. you stand up also for all of the human beings, including the pre-born children. [cheers and applause] now, in order for our stand
that means the president of the united states and the executive officers. that means the supreme court as our judicial body, and that means the members of congress as our legislative body. and what we are coming to tell them is why are we here? on a weekday, a cold day, coming from far distances, riding buses all night long under great handicaps and so forth. why are we here? the theme for this march for life this year is stand up now. where did we get that phrase for part of the theme? on the...
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states. >>> still ahead on 9 news now, charter schools in the nation's capital looking for students and staff. well have that story. >>> some emergency workers making sure they're ready for any rescue on ice. we'll show you how they do it when 9 news now returns. >>> if you had a chance to get out of the breeze today, it wasn't a bad day. you're wakeup weather calling for a frigid start in many cases. those temperatures anywhere from the teens to lower 20's. it will feel like the single digits. if you're headed to church or a weekend schedule like i am, prepare for it. we do have warmer temperatures on the way though. your complete forecast in just a few minutes. >>> parents looking for alternatives to public schools and teachers looking for jobs headed to the washington convention center today for a closer look at public charter schools. the recruitment expo showcased the 67 charter schools located across some 99 campuses in the city. the expo gave parents a chance to see what programs might fit their children's needs and complete enrollment applications for the next school year. p
states. >>> still ahead on 9 news now, charter schools in the nation's capital looking for students and staff. well have that story. >>> some emergency workers making sure they're ready for any rescue on ice. we'll show you how they do it when 9 news now returns. >>> if you had a chance to get out of the breeze today, it wasn't a bad day. you're wakeup weather calling for a frigid start in many cases. those temperatures anywhere from the teens to lower 20's. it will...
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welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer sitting in for larry tonight. i want to alert you larry will be here on the air sunday with the latest news from haiti. larry has a big event planned for monday. mick jagger, seal, colin powell, ringo starr, will i am, ryan seacrest, taylor leoni are a few who will join to help him. first the news from haiti today. estimates of those dead are pegged at about 100,000 as of now. secretary of state clinton arrived in haiti this afternoon and the top two diplomats for the united nations stationed in haiti were officially declared dead today. carl penhall is on the scene. it has been quite a day. set the scene for us. tell our viewers what happened. >> reporter: well, certainly what i've been looking at today is the relief operation. you are right. the recovery operation is still going on. people are still looking for signs of life among the rubble but of course there are thousands upon thousands of people who have lost their homes, lost everything result of this earthquak
welcome our viewers in the united states and around the world. i'm wolf blitzer sitting in for larry tonight. i want to alert you larry will be here on the air sunday with the latest news from haiti. larry has a big event planned for monday. mick jagger, seal, colin powell, ringo starr, will i am, ryan seacrest, taylor leoni are a few who will join to help him. first the news from haiti today. estimates of those dead are pegged at about 100,000 as of now. secretary of state clinton arrived in...
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not the same as the united states. but i think we should move in the direction of decriminalization. maybe drug by drug, start with marijuana, see what happens. the worst that can happen is we made a mistake and go back. it is a little like the voluntevolst everyone d act repealing alcohol. he was not sure what was going to happen and it worked and the alternative which was keeping prohibition was a disaster. chris: factor in that the president last year said that he was not going to seek to arrest those who use medical marijuana as long as they followed state laws. guest: exactly. and if i understand, the most recent state to have enacted legislation allowing medical marijuana is new jersey certainly with a far more restrictive blueprint than california and i have also heard there are another four or five states that have laws on the ballot for popular initiative or state assemblies this year in the united states. so, when president obama quite rightly says if a state accepts medical marijuana, whatever its legislatio
not the same as the united states. but i think we should move in the direction of decriminalization. maybe drug by drug, start with marijuana, see what happens. the worst that can happen is we made a mistake and go back. it is a little like the voluntevolst everyone d act repealing alcohol. he was not sure what was going to happen and it worked and the alternative which was keeping prohibition was a disaster. chris: factor in that the president last year said that he was not going to seek to...
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the taliban will not be defeated and it will outweighed the united states. but what if the taliban weren't our enemy? what if the solution to this problem? what i would say is we need to distinguish between the taliban which is a local insurgency and al qaeda which is a worldwide insurgency, terrorist group, that's targeting the u.s. that's a big difference because when you're a guerrilla group you hold territory. and when you hold territory, you can be deterred a lot more than you can be if you are a terrorist group and you don't -- you can't be threatened. we don't want to repeat what we did in the cold war, but it seems like what we're doing, remember when we thought all communist with the same? but then, there was a chinese commies and then it was a soviet time it is. and then it was of course common like tito which we eventually kind of the chinese and the yugoslav communist, we sort of made friends with, at least to some extent to prod our soviet enemy. in fact, richard nixon made friends with the more radical chinese in sort of not analyze, but a loos
the taliban will not be defeated and it will outweighed the united states. but what if the taliban weren't our enemy? what if the solution to this problem? what i would say is we need to distinguish between the taliban which is a local insurgency and al qaeda which is a worldwide insurgency, terrorist group, that's targeting the u.s. that's a big difference because when you're a guerrilla group you hold territory. and when you hold territory, you can be deterred a lot more than you can be if...
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s from the united states. in these and so many related ways, i'm proud that the united states has played a leading role, either through our government's foreign assistance programs, or through the programs and examples of civil society like many of you represent. attorneys and businesswomen have partnered with women around the world as mentors, trainers, co-collaborators, to share their practices, exchange experiences, and provide support. in addressing women's access to justice, we realize that raising our voice for equal rights and equal treatment under the law is necessary. but it is not sufficient. passing laws is important, but it is not nearly enough because laws must be backed and enforced by effective and responsible governments. judges and legal practitioners are in critical positions, not only to influence how laws are made, but to help ensure that they are indeed enforced. there is so much we can do to support women who are changing the world for the better through the legal profession. the beijing
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you've got the secretary of state of the united states, one of the most powerful diplomats in the world saying that this needs to be controlled. how really can it be done? are the people that you're engaging with serious about doing something? >> well, there are a number of things. even here in new york state we have the strongest state anti-trafficking legislation but again, no political will to enforce it. number two, we really need to address the commercial sex trade. the availability of women for purchase is something that we need to address nationally and internationally. women are not for sale. they're not for sale in brothels or at the mayflower hotel or on the streets. number three, we need to build an international network of survivors voices. they're going to come forth to give us the best solutions. >> let's be brutally frank. prostitution has been around since the beginning of time. what is the major difference now? is it the fact that the girls are younger and younger? is it the fact that girls are being sold off? what part of this prostitution or trafficking can you really
you've got the secretary of state of the united states, one of the most powerful diplomats in the world saying that this needs to be controlled. how really can it be done? are the people that you're engaging with serious about doing something? >> well, there are a number of things. even here in new york state we have the strongest state anti-trafficking legislation but again, no political will to enforce it. number two, we really need to address the commercial sex trade. the availability...
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or other agency of united states government. you claim that this is a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. are you willing to forgo any financial gain that may arise through this incident including appearances, books, bees, or television opportunities such as any reality tv shows? >> i am only compelled to respond to questions are on the circumstances. i respectfully decline that answer your question. >> i think that these witnesses have a right to invoke the fifth amendment against self- incrimination when it relates to criminal activity. something that would incriminate them in a criminal proceeding. i also think that they me be offering the fifth amendment question that do not so involved such jeopardy. i ask that we consider what response we should have to these witnesses. thank you mr. chairman. >> thank you very much. i thank the witnesses for their testimony and the members for their questions p. i would remind the witnesses that the member of the committee may have additional questions for you and we will ask you to r
or other agency of united states government. you claim that this is a misunderstanding or a miscommunication. are you willing to forgo any financial gain that may arise through this incident including appearances, books, bees, or television opportunities such as any reality tv shows? >> i am only compelled to respond to questions are on the circumstances. i respectfully decline that answer your question. >> i think that these witnesses have a right to invoke the fifth amendment...
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you were born in the united states? >> yeah, i was born in new jersey, larry. >> larry: who's missing, josie? >> we have, on my mother's side, we have two of my uncles and four of our -- four of my cousins on my father's side. until this point, we still haven't heard from them. >> larry: how have you tried to reach them? >> we have tried phone. we have tried, you know, text messages, skype, internet, everything. until this point, we have been unfortunate to do that. and we have our fingers crossed that everything is okay with them. >> larry: if i can throw in a word for, you don't never give up hope in a situation like this, because they are finding people every day, every minute they find people. so, never give up hope and we hope to get back to you tomorrow. in fact, we hope by tomorrow, you find them. thank you. >> we hope so, too. thank you, larry. >> larry: we are all backed up here. and garcelle, want to add anything? >> i want people to give whatever they can. know is a tough time but give anything, red cross, ox
you were born in the united states? >> yeah, i was born in new jersey, larry. >> larry: who's missing, josie? >> we have, on my mother's side, we have two of my uncles and four of our -- four of my cousins on my father's side. until this point, we still haven't heard from them. >> larry: how have you tried to reach them? >> we have tried phone. we have tried, you know, text messages, skype, internet, everything. until this point, we have been unfortunate to do...
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the great ws here is that the esident of the united states is down in the weeds trying to make ibetter. i sh i had that when i was serving. but i think thscary news today is thial quite in the arabiapeninsula has her people like this guy. >>ehrer: a lone guy, we han't heard that much about. >> yeah, they have other what we call clean skins, people who we have no idea thathey are involved. soheir names are not in the database. aqap, parently, has more of these people. they are not necessari arabs. and th are still trying to atck the west outside of yemen. that's t big news. ishat this is an ongoing threat. so we have to make the system better very quickly. >> lehrer: in a word congresswoman eshoand ngressman olson, do you share mr. clarke's scareine here? >> well, this is- the most serious ofituations becae we're talking about our national secity. but whatever needs to be donei believe that we have t only the capacity, we have the intelligence, we have t genius and we have the will. it wilnever be perfect but we c certainly improve upon it. and i think what the president has called for
the great ws here is that the esident of the united states is down in the weeds trying to make ibetter. i sh i had that when i was serving. but i think thscary news today is thial quite in the arabiapeninsula has her people like this guy. >>ehrer: a lone guy, we han't heard that much about. >> yeah, they have other what we call clean skins, people who we have no idea thathey are involved. soheir names are not in the database. aqap, parently, has more of these people. they are not...
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kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as district attorney of middlesex county. joseph kennedy, no relation to the late senator, is an independent candidate who was a member of the national libertarian party pretty worse in information technology. in preparing questions, i consulted with members of the media and other peoples whose judgment i trust. the questions themselves are known only to me. to the audience, once again, hold your applause until the end. we will begin with a series of question to the candidate, leaving time for response in discussion. by lottery, the first questio
kennedy institute for the united states senate. where it gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. in an order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates that are with us. scott brown, the republican candidate, is in his third term in the state senate welcoming -- representing the north folk district. martha coakley, the democratic candidate, was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as...
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and even in the united states, the highest educated group are asian males, the highest earning group are men, the lowest educated group and the lowest earning group are latino females. the porth live in and security. they live in neighborhoods with high crime rates. they are very often subject to police violence. in my book i speak of the work that amnesty international has done in the slums of rio and sao paulo in brazil where the police basically criminalize all of the residents who live there. we will ask questions afterwards. the poor are criminalize even in this city. 43,000 citations were given to people in san francisco in 2006 for sleeping in public parks or places to get homeless people were caramelized for being homeless. there are other forms of insecurity that were suggested to. security of tenure if you are a poor farmer you can be pushed off your land. if you are in a slum you can be destroyed. if you are a day laborer may not durham -- you don't know whether you will earn any money the next day or not so you live with job insecurity so there's many forms of insecurity
and even in the united states, the highest educated group are asian males, the highest earning group are men, the lowest educated group and the lowest earning group are latino females. the porth live in and security. they live in neighborhoods with high crime rates. they are very often subject to police violence. in my book i speak of the work that amnesty international has done in the slums of rio and sao paulo in brazil where the police basically criminalize all of the residents who live...
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kennedy institute for the united states senate. we are gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. and in order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates here with us. scott brown, the republican candidate is in his third term in the state senate, representing the norfolk bristol and middlesex district. he previously served three terms in the house. martha coakley, the democratic candidate is the attorney general of massachusetts. she was elected in 2006 after serving eight years as district attorney of middlesex county. joseph kennedy, no relation to the late senator is an independent candidate who's a member of the national libertarian unit party. he works in information technology and. in preparing questions, i have consulted with members of the media and other people whose judgment i trust. the questions themselves are known only to me. to the audience, once again, please hold your applause until the end. we will begin with a
kennedy institute for the united states senate. we are gathered at the boston campus of the university of massachusetts, on whose land the kennedy institute will eventually be built. and in order determined by lottery, let me introduce the three candidates here with us. scott brown, the republican candidate is in his third term in the state senate, representing the norfolk bristol and middlesex district. he previously served three terms in the house. martha coakley, the democratic candidate is...
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and primacy with regard our relations to the united states. can you tell us what discussions there were in the prime minister's circle after camp david about, what the u.k. would do in if the u.n. route failed? >> we're now in september. from my perspective, post-camp david, that was when real work on the september dossier really stepped up so i was very much engaged in that. i think, again, if you look at the statement, the prime minister made in the house, on the day of, publication, i think again, the message was very, very clear. this is about, informing the public about why we're concerned. why that concern has grown. in relation to what the jic called, a step change in iraq's attitude and activities in 2001. obviously in context of september 11th. but also making clear that he, as a absolute believer in the internationalism and the united nations as a force for good in the world, that, it was a very, very tough message in there that iraq and, saddam hussein as well. >> was it not curious, to answer my question, that, there wasn't a discu
and primacy with regard our relations to the united states. can you tell us what discussions there were in the prime minister's circle after camp david about, what the u.k. would do in if the u.n. route failed? >> we're now in september. from my perspective, post-camp david, that was when real work on the september dossier really stepped up so i was very much engaged in that. i think, again, if you look at the statement, the prime minister made in the house, on the day of, publication, i...
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states opposed to inside the united states. i had a conversation with carl a couple of months ago. he said the biggest danger to the economy of the united states is that it is becoming -- it has forgot how to make products, how to ino vate and produce in its own manufacturing plants. how do we get back to doing the basics? we created some of the greatest products in the world? >> i mentioned nifty earlier. we have to start early on. if you're a student in high school, manufacturing never even comes across your radar. if you go to our great universities, you can go through four years and never -- i have a kid just out and i have a child in university. the chances that you will ever hear about manufacturing are slim to zero. ok? and even if she were at a university that had an engineering school, there was little chance she would ever see the laboratories where machine tools are made so you can make stuff on production lines. it is just outside of our consciousness. so if i were to do this, you know, i would reform basic educatio
states opposed to inside the united states. i had a conversation with carl a couple of months ago. he said the biggest danger to the economy of the united states is that it is becoming -- it has forgot how to make products, how to ino vate and produce in its own manufacturing plants. how do we get back to doing the basics? we created some of the greatest products in the world? >> i mentioned nifty earlier. we have to start early on. if you're a student in high school, manufacturing never...